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All around the world, Shirou (شيرو
, Shirou
, Сиро
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The given name Shirou is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently girly name, Iraq, and Lebanon, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Syria, Iraq, and Egypt. Also, Shirou is the last name as well as the forename.
Shirou is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shirou Oogami , the fictional character from BNA: Brand New Animal; Shirō Emiya , the fictional character from the Fate series, Fate/stay night; Sunfire , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Uncanny X-Men and Cyrus the Great in the Bible , the Biblical accounts of Cyrus the Great.